It is frustrating to see drops but out of the 5-6 we had you can almost always expect half of them to be dropped by any DBs and LBs, that happens on all teams and you see it every week. Lot of reasons for it, LBs are the worst pass catchers because they have less reaction time and the ball is coming at a higher velocity. I don’t expect that to change. What I do want to see change is the number of times we are in a position to make an INT, or even a pass break-up. If we more than double the opportunities to make an INT then we might expect to get 6+ picks, and that isn’t asking for much. Think of how many drops our opponents had against Murray, and he was an elite QB. We cannot help but get better next season with the new QBs in the SEC. But as I said, I would just settle for being in the same zip code with the receivers.

This. If our coverage skills improve, the likelihood of a pick will as well. After all, every pick that falls out of a defensive player’s hand is still a ball that was prevented from being caught by an offensive player, with the occasional exception, of course (grumblemiraclegrumble).

He used the word “luck” many times in is explanations before those 3 tables. “Luck” is when preparation meets opportunity. Sorta like game plan, good practices, filling the lane, stripping the ball, speed and angles, getting your eyes fixed, land and zone of responsibility, those things players have to do.

Quote Of The Day

“Being a student at Georgia and playing ball, I’ve definitely grown, widened my horizons and experienced things I never thought I would. I feel like I’ve grown on and off the field, and the university prepared me for that. I’ve done some awesome things and met some awesome people. I’ll definitely be back to finish my schoolwork, because that was a big priority for me and my family and weighed heavily on my decision. I know football won’t last forever. It’ll be great to come back and get that degree, so I can tell my kids about it one day.” — Roquan Smith, AJ-C, 3/7/18